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pen·al·ty /`pɛnḷtɪ; ˈpenlti/
n [C]
1 a punishment for not obeying a law, rule, or legal agreement 刑罚，惩罚，处罚:
a penalty of ￡50 for not paying your bus fare 因不买车票罚款 50 英镑
the death penalty (=the punishment of being killed) 死刑
2 a punishment against a team or player for breaking a rule in a game 〔比赛中的〕处罚
3 in SOCCER a chance to kick the ball into the goal of the other team, because they have broken the rules 〔足球比赛中的〕点球，十二码球
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